inflicted insight
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English
Etymology
First attested in 1971.
Pronunciation
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Noun
inflicted insight (usually uncountable, plural inflicted insights)
- (psychology) Unsolicited revelation of aspects of one’s character, usually as a result of a deceitful experiment that has psychological dimensions, and especially where this results in emotional trauma and prolonged anxiety.
- 1971, The American Psychologist (American Psychological Association) XXVI, page unknown
- Inflicted insight, as opposed to deceptive debriefing, is even defended by one writer as being in the subject’s best interests.
- 1971, The American Psychologist (American Psychological Association) XXVI, page unknown
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